Coupling



Dec. 21

s. T. WILLIAMS COUPLING Filed Jan. 3. 1936 3 X m w Patented 1)... 21.1937

UNITED 'ISTATES' ooornmc Seldcn T. Williams, Bell Scovill Manui'acturing e, N. Y.,' assignor t ompany, Waterbury Conn, a annotation of Connecticut 3 Application January 3, 1936, Serial No. 57,350

' 2 Claims. (cuss-11s) My present invention relates to couplings and aims to provide certain improvements therein. More particularly the invention relaiesto airline J hose couplings of the type wherein one of the coupling members is adapted to be quickly coupled to the other member by. being inserted into said other member. I

According to my present inventionthe coupling -members are so constructed that the coupling of the members together operates to provide a fluidtight joint between the coupled members, and j also, if desired, can be made to provide a swivel connectionbetween thefcoupled members. Also, I

' if desired, a valve may be carried by one of the 1 members, which'valve is adapted to be automatically opened in the act of coupling the members together. Moreover, the coupling members are so coordinated that the coupling and uncoupling operation can be quickly and easily accomplished by a slight rotation of one of the members, which, nevertheless, are securely held in-coupled relation against accidental uncoupling.

- The invention will be better understood from ,the detailed description which follows, when con-- sidered in conjunction with the accompanying drawing showing two preferred embodiments of my invention, and wherein:-

Figure 1 is *an elevation of an airline hose coupling embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of the -coupling shown in Fig. 1, with parts thereof shown in elevation, said section being taken substantially along the plane of the broken line 2-2 or Fig. 4.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section of a slightly modified form of the invention with partsthereof shown in elevation, said section being taken substantially alone the plane of the line 2-4- of Fig. 5. I

4 is a section taken substantially along the planesmi the broken line 4-4 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a section taken substantially along the planes of the broken line 8-4 oiFig. a. 1

Fig. 6 is a sect on taken substantially along the plane of the line of Fig. 3.

Fig. 7 is an elevation of the socket-member oi the hose coupling shown in Fig. 2.

Fig. 8 is a fractional longitudinal socket member shown in Fig. 7

Referringilrst to Figs 1, 2,- 4, .7 and 8, of the drawing, the hose'coupling may be said to con- .sist of two principal parts, via, a tubular plug or entering member I. and asocket or entered memher I I having a check valve l2 therein.

' Thepiug or entering mem'berconsists of a tusection 0: the

I .bular element, which, intermediate its ends, is

- bores 23 and 24. I

is a compressible packing washer 26, formed of 3,0

formed as a polygonal wrench-engaging portion II, from :one end of which extends a tapered extemally screw-threaded portion I4 for engageQ ment with a hose fitting or the like, and ircm the other end of which extends a portion having 5 a-cylindrlcal section It formed with an annular groove l6 therein and a tapered or conical section i! which terminates ina cylindrical end section l8. or course, thespeciflc construction and contour of this plug member maybe varied, depend- 10 ing upon the specific construction of the socket or entered member with which said plug is to covdiameter than the latter, which sections are connected by a conical shoulder 22. The bore through the body portion has various diameters, the upper portion of said bore or that within the larger diameter section of the body being formed as a conical and cylindrical socket 23 of substantiaily complemental form tothat of the entering end II, l8, of the plug member. The

bore through the section 2| is of larger internal 25 diameter than the socket 23 and is internally screw-threaded, as indicated at 24, there being a flat shoulder 25 formed at the juncture of the Seated against'the shoulder 25 rubber.or the like, which is peripherally. held against said shoulder by the inner end of a tu,- bular plug 2l--which screw-threadedly -engages within the threaded bore 24 cof the socket mem'-' her. The peripherally held packing'washer 26 is 5 adapted for central flexing, as shown in Fig. 2, and the -function therefor will presently appear. The plug'2'l intermediate its ends is formed with a constricted bore-28 from whichextends an axial reentrant lip 29 adapted to provide a support for 40 the valve l2 when in unseated relation. The bore 28 is of slightly larger diameter than a guiding system l2! on the valve, and to provide for the free passage of fluid through the-bore 28, it may be cut through at diametrically opposite points, as best shown at 30 in Fig. 6. The bore of the plug 21 below the constricted portion thereof is preferably enlarged and internally screw- ,threaded, as indicated at 3|, ifor accommodating may be connectedthereto, the external surface or the plug may formed with v'wrenc h-engaging surfaces 32.

Mounted in the plug entering end-face of the socket member ll preferably at diametrically opposite points, are a pair of,pins 33 upon which are pivotally4mounted a pair of fiat pawls 34 of substantially arcuate form. These pawls are of a thickness or height to engage within the annular groove IS, in the plug member ID when the latter is inserted into the socket member. To cause such engagement of the pawls within the annular groove, the pawls are subjected to the action of fiat leaf springs 35, each of which ismounted in an axially-extending recess 36 cut into the outer surface of the socket member and held therein by a screw or the like 31. To cause disengagement of the pawls from the groove there are provided a pair studs 40 mounted at diametrically opposite points in the top of a cap sleeve 4|, the-top of which is formed with a central circular opening 42- through which the enteringend of the plug II! can pass and within which the cylindrical portion I! of the plug will seat to provide a swivel connection between the jectionable protrusions when handling the cou- ,pling. The, relation of the studs 40 to the ends of the pawls3l is preferably such that said studs will normally limit the inward movement of the pawls so as not to obstruct the bore in the socket member and thus prevent entrance oi the plug member thereinto; alsoslich as will, upon rotation of the sleeve 4| relatively to the socket member, engage the endsof the pawls to cam or move them outwardly to disengage the groove 36. For facilitating the gripping oi the sleevel-l I for rotating the same,- it may be provided with 45 knurling Hf.

The valve 12 within the socket member comprises a disk-like portion adapted to seat against the packing 26 to provide a closurefor the bore through the socket" member and has axially-extending from one face of said disk the guiding stem i2 and has extending from the opposite face of the disk a pin, the free end of which has a substantially ,conicalhead l2" which has portions thereof cut away at diametrically opposite sides to provide for-the flowor fluid thereover when said head is engaged by the enter ing end of the plug l0.

. In Figs, 3, 5, and 6,- the constructions of the .plug "Land the-{socket member II are the. same as that hereinbefore described. The construction shown in these figures primarily differs from that previously described in that a non-swivel "connection is provided between the coupling elements .when coupled together. "Under certain. conditions oi! use such non-swivel engagement is more advantageous th'an the swivel type con- "nection. Accordingly, the construction disclosed in these figures primarily. diflers from that pres viously described in'that the sleeve which is mounted on the socket member for limited relative rotation is of somewhat greater length than the sleeve 4|, and at its top is formed asan axial polygonak opening SI of complemental shape to the hexagonal wrench-engaging portion I! of the plug llifand the parts are so 'propor- 'tioned that when the plug the sleeve.

I. is inserted into the socket member the portion 13 o! the plu will engage within the polygonal recess ll 01 Mounted within the sleeve is a plate 52 which carries a pair of studs 51 in s ub- 5 stantially the same relation to the plug entering end-face of the socket member as the studs l0 bear, and intended for the same purpose. These studs 53 have conical heads 53', the bases of which seat upon one face of the plate 52- and the tops of which engage inholes ll in the top of the sleeve 50. In view-of this arrangement it will be apparent that upon rotation of the sleeve I0 the studs 53 will move therewith as a unit and thus function in the same manner as do the studs 40 previously described.

In use, the coupling of the present invention has its'plug member carried by one end of a hose which is secured by a suitable fitting to the screwthreaded portion H and the socket member H is carried by one end of a hose which is secured thereto by a suitable fitting engaging the screwthreaded portion ll. As will be obvious, the hose line connected to the socket member will lead to the source of compressed air, in view of which thevalve I! will beseated by the air pressure, as shownin Fig. 8. To couple the hose line carrying the plug ll to the socket m itis merely necessary to insert the enteri end of the plug through the opening in the top of the sleeve ll or 5|, whereupon the tapered portion l1 0! the plug will move the pawls outwardly until the groove I B is presented in the plane of the pawls, at which time the pawls will snapintinthe groove.

Substantially simultaneously with this action the as I entering end of the plug will receive or engage over the tapered head I!" of the valve to move it away from its seat and will also engage the seat packing 26 to provide a fluid-tight engagement therewith. Air or other fluid under pressure will then. pass around the valve l2 through the plug II into the hose connected therewith. It will be apparent that the connection between the cou' pling. members II and H in Figs. 1. 2, 4 and 8,

will provide a swivel con'nection in.view oi the engagement oi the pawls 84 in the groove I! and the cylindrical portion liin the opening 42. In Figs. 3, 5 and 6, however, although the pawls 34 engage-within the groove It oi'the plug member, it will be observed that? the polygonal portion I3 '50 on the plug is in complemental engagement with the opening II in the sleeve SI whereby a swivel connection between said parts is precluded although limited relative rotation between the sleeve 80 and the socket member II is permitted. 56

Touncouple the members a rotation of either of the sleeves ll or ll relative to the socket member l I through a relatively small angle, will operate to move the-studs ll or it into eamming engagement with the pawls 34 to move themoutwardly 6 out of the groove I6, whereupon the plugfmember. may be readily withdrawn from the. socket member. Obviously as soonas this plug member "is withdrawn, the fiuid pressure acting upon the valve [2 will immediately seat the same.

, rrom the foregoing detailed description it be apparent that I have provided an airline hose coupling oi relatively simple construction which provides for facile coupling and uncoupling of 4 hose lines and which can be quickly manipulated by the hands of an operator without" any supplemental tools or devices. It will be appreciated that the. couplings hereirudisclosed' are susceptible oi modification in construction within the range of engineering skill without departing one of the members, and the other member having a groove for receiving said pawl to hold the members in coupled relation, a sleeve carried by and capable of limited rotative movement relatively to the socket member and means carried by said sleeve for engaging said pawl for movinga it outwardly to disengage it from its receiving groove, the sleeve and the plug memberhaving 'complemental engaging parts extending axially thereof for holding said sleeve and said plug member against relative rotation'upon the cou-' pling members being'coupled together.

'2. A hose coupling comprising a socketmemher and a plug member for engaging in' said socket member, the plug member having an annular groove therein, the socket member having a pivgaging in said groove, spring means for urging the pawl radially inwardly, a sleeve carried by .and capable of limited rotative movement relatively to the socket member enclosing the pawl and the spring, and an axially-projecting pin otally mounted pawl at one end thereof for encarried by the sleeve normally acting'dire'ctly upon the pawl to limit the radial inward movement thereof and adapted for moving said pawl outwardly against the tension of the spring means upon limited rotation of the sleeve rela* tively to the socket member.

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